Sabbath,
March
16,
2013
PROPOSAL
The
General
Conference
Youth
Ministries
Department
has
consulted
with
the
13
Division
youth
directors,
the
GMEU,
and
the
Israel
field
and
has
received
overwhelming
support
for
adopting
a
Global
Youth
Day.
Sabbath,
March
16,
2013
has
been
chosen
as
it
marks
the
beginning
of
the
Youth
Week
of
Prayer
globally.
Although
some
Divisions
of
the
world
field
host
their
Youth
Week
of
Prayer
at
a
different
time
of
the
year,
they
will
still
unite
as
one
on
that
day
for
a
common
purpose.
OBJECTIVES
The
objectives
of
Global
Youth
Day
are
to:
1. Recapture
the
reality
of
the
Seventh-day
Adventist
Youth
as
a
Global
Movement;
2. Lead
our
youth
to
rediscover
the
sense
of
belonging
to
a
global
army;
3. Reposition
Mission
at
the
heart
of
Global
Youth
Ministry;
4. Provide
a
much
needed
positive
and
constructive
response
to
perceived
fragmentation.
Grounded
in
the
concluding
words
of
Jesus
in
the
parable
of
the
Good
Samaritan,
Go
and
do
likewise
(Luke
10:25-37),
the
theme
of
the
Global
Youth
Day
will
be
ONE
IN
COMPASSION
Eight
million
Adventist
youths
will
be
mobilized
on
the
streets
of
our
villages,
towns,
and
cities
around
the
world
to
be
the
hands
and
feet
of
Jesus
through
acts
of
kindness.
A
Simple,
Global,
and
Relevant
strategy
has
been
devised.
STRATEGY
On
Sabbath,
March
16,
2013,
youth
will
hear
one
less
sermon
in
the
morning.
THEY
will
be
the
sermon.
They
will
step
out
of
the
building
to
be
the
Church
and
reach
out
in
the
name
of
Jesus.
There
will
be
six
elements
to
Global
Youth
Day:
The
Global
Youth
Day
will
be
an
annual
event
with
a
different
emphasis
each
year.
The
Global
Youth
Day
will
reposition
youth
at
the
center
of
the
Churchs
life
and
Mission.
It
has
the
potential
of
being
the
dawn
of
youth
ministrys
finest
hour.
1. Young
people
from
local
churches,
regions,
or
Conferences/Missions
will
meet
for
a
time
of
consecration
before
spending
the
best
part
of
Sabbath
reaching
out
in
local
communities.
2. They
will
be
involved
in
Sabbath
friendly
acts
of
kindness
that
will
have
been
chosen
and
planned
for
in
advance.
3. To
provide
a
focus
for
the
day
after
their
diverse
acts
of
kindness,
youths
around
the
world
will
donate
blood
as
the
symbol
of
the
ultimate
life-saving
act
of
compassion.
4. To
complete
the
days
activities,
young
people
will
congregate
in
their
local
churches,
regions,
or
Conferences/Missions
for
a
time
of
worship
and
sharing
of
experiences
to
mark
the
beginning
of
the
Week
of
Prayer,
which
is
based
on
Mission
&
Service.
5. Youths
around
the
world
will
be
connected
through
technology
and
live
coverage
as
stories
light
up
the
world
progressively
through
the
different
time
zones.
6. A
specially
designed
T-shirt
will
provide
identification
with
the
global
initiative.
